The cleric-penitent privilege applies when, under the totality of the circumstances, an objectively reasonable penitent would believe that a communication was secret, that is, made in confidence to a cleric in the cleric's professional role as a spiritual adviser.
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N.J. SUPREME COURT
State v. J.G.
New Jersey Law Journal
April 8, 2010
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